Allelopathy and resource competition: the effects of Phragmites australis invasion in plant communities

Abstract Background Phragmites australis, a ubiquitous wetland plant, has been considered one of the most invasive species in the world. Allelopathy appears to be one of the invasion mechanisms, however, the effects could be masked by resource competition among target plants. The difficulty of disti...

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Main Authors: Md Nazim Uddin, Randall William Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Botanical Studies
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40529-017-0183-9